| Job Description : | Who We Are: Cardinal Financial is a nationwide direct mortgage lender that focuses on creating solutions for our borrowers, partners, and employees—to provide the very best experience. We are genuine and hard-working individuals who are not scared to improve and intentionally push beyond what is considered “good enough.”
Looking to join a company that values its people, innovates and expands on its proprietary technology, and is growing at a ridiculous rate?! Apply below! Who We Need: We are looking for a Multimedia Designer to join our design team for all things motion, animation, as well as instructional and training content. You will report to our Art Director and work on the Design Team within the Brand & Customer Experience Team to design and develop engaging media for a variety of needs. Our goal with this role is to help our Communications, Brand, and Marketing team members effectively storytell and convert consumers through appealing visual aids. Here at Cardinal Financial, we’re all about the experience, so we’re looking for a talented designer with a proven background in animation, video, presentation graphics, and the like to bring our visual design to the next level. What You Will Do:
Collaborate with the Art Director, and other graphic and interface designers to achieve maximum engagement and effectiveness in digital design through 2D animation, video, and motion graphics.
Design and create enticing motion graphics for video deliverables (corporate videos, hub videos, eLearning, websites, marketing campaigns, demos, etc.).
Edit raw video footage and stock footage by adding effects/elements to enhance motion graphics including lower thirds, open and close graphics.
Create storyboards (as needed) to bring brand content to life and adhering to documented brand standards.
Maintain project documentation and course folders on Google Drive and assist in making sure all deliverables are saved and are launched appropriately.
Maintain and follow best practices for versioning control, naming convention and organization of graphic files—downloads, edits, logs and organizes stock footage, and creative assets.
Respond to user feedback, data/analytics, and feedback to improve the creative output.
Consult other content designers that are working on complex deliverables and assist in ideation of the proper output within the appropriate method.
Coach, cross-train, and mentor more junior designers with motion graphics best practices and execution. Additionally, you are flexible to step away from motion graphics and take direction from content designers if you are assisting on other non-motion projects.
At times, assist with training deliverables and work with subject matter experts and technical writers to understand and identify the target audience’s training needs and the most appropriate delivery method.
What You Need:
5-7 years as an instructional graphic designer, Multimedia Designer, animation designer, or similar for a financial services, banking, mortgage company, continuing education platform, or an agency.
BS or MA degree in motion graphics, animation, educational technology, instructional design, or similar.
Experience with 2D and 3D animation and working with voice-over talent to provide inflection points, with the ability to time recorded voice-overs to video and motion content.
Familiar with website design, video technology, editing and animating.
Visual design skills (XD, Sketch, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
Animation and video software: Adobe After Effects, Cinema 4D, Premiere, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Animate.
Flexible and willing to adapt quickly to project priorities and changes in project scope.
Thrive in a fast-paced environment with shifting demands and timelines.
Have a collaborative mindset and enjoy working with technical writers, subject matter experts, designers, developers, and alike to achieve the deliverable goals.
Organized and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously via project management tool(s).
Excited about being part of a forward-thinking team that are knowledgeable, high producing, and always looking to learn and grow as a group. Bonus Points: Experience working within new software platforms to capture keystrokes and screen recordings for training videos.
Ability to work from pre-recorded training videos to decipher how to capture important screenshots for multimedia needs (whether it be video, animation, or static content).
Solid knowledge of learning theories and instructional design models.
Proven working experience in instructional design and with instructional technology.
What We Offer:
Strength, Stability, and Vision.
Great compensation package.
Opportunity for career growth.
A commitment to be a relevant market leader – we are aiming for the top!
Octane, our engineered proprietary technology that is transforming the mortgage industry.
An empowered culture where your ideas are important and your voice matters.
Full Benefits, beginning the first day of the month following your start date, including – Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability Insurance, and much more.
Generous paid time off package that also includes all major holidays.
401K w/ 50% match – Beginning the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment. Cardinal Financial is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and aim to empower individuals and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce. The expected base salary for this position ranges from $75,000 to $100,000, determined based on the applicant’s experience, skillset, education, training, certificates, and licenses. |
